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Participant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years. Billionaire Jeff Skoll told his staff of 100 in a memo shared with The Associated Press Tuesday that they were winding down company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kingpins or go-betweens? Jurors hear closing arguments in Coutts blockade trial
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., told jurors Tuesday they don’t have to determine the accused were kingpins of the protest in order find them guilty. Steven Johnston said if jurors are satisfied the three were demonstrably supporting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How did the Arizona Coyotes end up facing a move to Salt Lake City?
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
The Arizona Coyotes are headed out the door for Utah after insisting for years they would stay. Team owner Alex Meruelo is expected to sell the team for $1.2 billion to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who intends to move the franchise to Salt Lake City. The deal could come as soon as Thursday, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travis Kelce named host of ‘Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?’ for Prime Video
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
Travis Kelce’s NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one. The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday. Filming for the 20-episode season has already completed. The premise is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
By Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA on Tuesday after football coaches and staff had impermissible contact with recruits and players under then-coach Jim Harbaugh while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA said it had reached a negotiated resolution with the school that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial conducts 1st full day of jury selection
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – More potential jurors were dismissed Tuesday from Donald Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers willing to set their political beliefs aside, clear their personal calendars and sit in judgment of a former U.S. president. Possible jurors were quizzed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
By John Raby, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law cannot be applied to a 13-year-old who has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of tiny glass beads will soon be twinkling in the sun across the entire Canadian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Canada’s newly revealed entry in one of the world’s most prestigious art fairs. But Kapwani Kiwanga, the Hamilton-born, Paris-based creator of the work, wants you to get past the cobalt blue glass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada faces CONCACAF champ Costa Rica with FIFA Futsal World Cup berth on the line
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2024
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Canada is one win away from qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup this fall in Uzbekistan. But to get there, the Canadian men will have to get past reigning CONCACAF champion Costa Rica in quarterfinal play Wednesday at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello. The Canadians go in as ... Read More »
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